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Diffstat (limited to 'lockfile.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | lockfile.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lockfile.h b/lockfile.h index 7c1c484d7c..35403ccc0d 100644 --- a/lockfile.h +++ b/lockfile.h @@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ extern char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk); * If the lockfile is still open, close it (and the file pointer if it * has been opened using `fdopen_lock_file()`) without renaming the * lockfile over the file being locked. Return 0 upon success. On - * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value and roll back the - * lock file. Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`, + * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value (the lockfile is not + * rolled back). Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`, * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called. */ static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk) @@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk) * nobody else) to inspect the contents you wrote, while still * holding the lock yourself. * - * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile. Make further updates - * to the contents. + * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile, truncating the existing + * contents. Write out the new contents. * * * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent. */ |